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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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